Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-18
home AND ABROAD.
RAILROAD TRAINS WRECKED IN
COLORADO.
Diamond Belt for Sullivan-Man-
ning's SuccessOr-A New Comet
Passage of the Naval Bill.
IsrEcIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD UNION. |

Passage OF the Naval Bill.
IsrEcIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD uNioN.l
BLOWN OFF THE TRACK
Several Trains Wrecked in Colorado by
Terrific Wind-Storm.
DENVER (Col.). February 17th.-A light
wind-storm set in over the entire eastern
| portion of Colorado at 10 o'clock last night.
| Its velocity steadily increased, until at
o'clock this morning, when the gale reached
SO miles an hour, and continued until 2
o'clock this afternoon. In Denver many
buildings were unroofed, smoke stacks,
chimneys, telephone and telephone wires
were leve'ed to the ground, and plate-glass
windows broken, causing damage of several
| thousand dollars. Outside Denver the
casualties reported ere considerably greater
than in the city.
On the Denver and Rio Grande Railway.
four miles north of. Colorado Springs,
every coach of the north bound Salt Lake
express, consisting of two sleepers, two
passenger coaches, baggage and mail Car,
were blown from the track about 5 o'clock
this morning, and the mail car, with its con-
tents, destroyed by fire. Had the accident
embankmen., q short ways ahead, the loss
of life wonld have been great. But fortu-
| nately, the ground was level and no one
| was injured. A freight train of 20 cars,
side-tracked near by, waiting for the ex-
press to pass, was also derailed by the
wind, and the cars badly damaged.
| A passenger train of three coaches, on
| the Denver and South Park Road, which
| left the Union depot for Morrison at s
o'clock, was lifted from the track by
| terrific blast, and hurled down an eight
| foot embankment, when about ten miles
| from the city. One passenger had a leg
| broken. and several others were badly
| bruised. Near Como, On the same road,
| the Leadville express was blown over
| bridge, and nearly all the passengers and
| train-men severely wounded. and the
coaches badly wrecked. All incoming
passenger trains and freights on the various
| roads are from five to ten hours late ON
account of the storm.
| Speculations about Manning's Successor.
New YORK, February 17th.-The Times
ashington special says: The report that
| Speaker Carlisle has been spoken of as
candidate for the office of Secretary of the
Treasury comes from New York, not from
| the Executive Mansion. There is no pres
ent intention of depriving the House of the
| valuable services of Mr.. Carlisle. His ability
| to fill the place is unquestioned, but there IS
! no excess of ability in the Fiftieth Con-
gress, from which the Administration can
| only expect to obtain effective support
| through the leadership of men OF such ex-
| perience as that possessed by Mr.. Carlisle
| The nomination of Mr.. Fairchild is still in
doubt, for the reason that there are many
| considerations to be regarded in filling the
office. Mr.. Fairchild is known to be op-
posed to preference on merely personal
grounds, and would be among those most
| cordially to approve the selection of an
other man, if that selection was made on
| the broad ground of public policy. There
/ is some talk about the selection of West
| ern man with conservative financial views,
| but the name of that person is difficult to
| find, and ha not yet been made public if
| the man has been discovered.
John L. Sullivan Says He is Ready to
Fight Again.
NEW YORK, February 17th-John L..
| Sullivan came TO this city from Boston
| yesterday to have his injured left arm ex-
amined by his physician, DR.. Sayre. He
| looked in tirst-class condition and seemed
my life" said he, with the exception of
this throwing open his coat and exposing
to view his arm, which was suspended in a
| black silk sling; land it doesn't bother
much, either. | can use it sufficiently to
| dress without assistance. and Dr. Sayre
ass re me that will be able to go on the
! road the 10th of next month. You can bet
| that I'll get square with the next man that
stands up before me, and l hope it will be
| Cardiff. have heard nothing from either
/ Smith OF Mitchell or their hackers, but I'm
| anxious to fight both of them within two
weeks of each other, but l want Mitchell
| first. I'll fight either of them for all or
nothing. and for any amount. Pat Sheedy
will be here from Boston Saturday to ar
range for the making cf a champion belt
| to be presented 10 me by the citizens of this
city, Boston and Philadelphia. The belt
| will be made of solid gold, without bit of
silver in il, and will. be set with 1913 large
diamonds. 1t will be the finest thing of
| the kind in the world. DR.. Sayre will break
the piaster-of paris on my arm tomorrow
morning, and make an examination after
which | will return to Boston on the first
train. My mother is very ill. | am not
drinking drop"
The Sigoal Service.
| NEW YoRK, February 17th-The Ttid-
,ne's Washington special says: Captain
Greely is receiving dispatches and letters
congratulating him upou his appointment
to be Chief Signal Officer. He does not
regard his nomination and prospective con-
| firmation as affecting in any way the pro-
| ject of transferring the work of the Bureau
| to the civil branch of tie Governs ment
Such removal, he thinks, would not affect
| the Siynal Service proper. Some people
think that the transfer project will result
| in a compromise that The body of the
Signal Corps will be placed on civilian
standing. with commissioned officers as
| they are now, the Bureau remaining part
| of the War Department, as is the case with
the Quartermaster' Department.
Boston Sub-Tfcasurer Appointed.
BosroN. February 17th.-A private dis
patch from Washington announces the ap-
| pointment of Samuel n. Aldrich, President
| of the Massachusetts Central Railroad as
| Sub Treasurer at Boston. There has been
| much speculation concerning the appoint
ment, but the gentleman selected by Presi-
| dent Cleveland was not among those named
| for the place, and, indeed Mr.. Aldrich
| himself was very much surprised when in
| formed of his appointment yesterday after
noon. Independents are more than salts
| fled, and consider it one of the best of
| President Cleveland's appointments. Mr..
I Aldrich has always been Democrat, but
| whenever he has held Office, which has
been frequent, il has always been with the
| help of Republican votes. The new Sub
| Treasurer was born in UPTON. in this State.
A "Wild West" Audience.
New YORK February 17th-It was a
| very peculiar matinee given at the Star
Theatre yesterday. The air was heavy with
| the flavor of the stables. The laughter was
strongly hearty, and the parquet was made
| picturesque or uDcouth as one looks at that
sort of thing. 1t was hundred or more
cowboys who brought the stable favor to
| the theatre. 1t was crowd of queer
Indian squaws and papooses that made the
parquet look queer. They were adorned
with the brightest OF war paint, their best
blankets and turkey feathers. The queer
audience was made up OF the wild West"
performers, who were taking in their first
| professional matinee. The cowboys laughed
at everything. and whisIled and applauded
| like gallery gods in a Bowery show. The
! Indians did not know exactly what to make
of it, though they seemed to enjoy the
| singing, and applauded it after their un-
civilized fashion.
Land Contest Settled.
WAsHINeToN, February lzth.--The widow
of G. c. Doll, whose claim to sot and the
| southeast quarter of the southwest quarter.
u